Tarragindi · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tarragindi

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are sharing homes in Tarragindi than in most other areas, with a strong focus on family life. This trend is reflected in the low number of single-person households and a high proportion of couples raising children together.

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📍 Tarragindi, Suburb / Locality

Where Tarragindi sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +7.4%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tarragindi — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tarragindi2.9
4121, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per dwelling compared to the national figure of 2.5. Only 16.6% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9 ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.6% ▼ -9.2%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.3%
  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 16.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Tarragindi splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 4 people (25%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 69.6% of families, while one-parent families are much less common here at 9.7% compared to 14.1% nationally.

9.7% ▼ -15.2%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tarragindi, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tarragindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32757/tarragindi/topic/family-households